Boston Baked Beans (White)

Title:
Boston Baked Beans (White)

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Side
Dishes,
Dish




Ingredients:





     1    Onion; diced


     1 c  Tomato puree


     2 ts Freshly ground black pepper


   1/3 c  Maple syrup


     2    Bay leaves


   1/2 lb Salt pork


     4    Cloves garlic; finely


          -chopped


     1 ts Salt


   1/4 cn Dried mustard


   1/3 c  Molasses


     3 tb Cider vinegar






 1. Pick through beans and discard off-colored or broken ones. Rinse and


 drain beans.


 


 2. Remove rind from half of salt pork. Cut into 1/2" squares. Cut other


 half into 3/4- to 1" thick strips to equal 4 or 5 strips, with rind


 attached. Set aside.


 


 3. Line bottom of earthenware crock or bean pot with 1/2" squares of salt


 pork and onion. Place beans on top.


 


 4. Bring 1 quart water to boil in saucepan. Add garlic, tomato puree, salt,


 pepper, mustard, maple sugar, molasses, bay leaves and vinegar. Simmer 1


 minute. Mix well and pour over beans.


 


 5. Score strips of salt pork crosswise, about every inch, without cutting


 through. This prevents strips from curling while cooking. Place strips on


 top of beans and liquid.


 


 6. Cover pot and bake at 250'F. 5 hours, checking occasionally (first at 2


 hours, then every hour), to be sure liquid is just barely covering beans.


 Add more water as needed.


 


 7. After 5 hours, remove cover of bean pot and cook 1 hour more. Remove


 strips of salt pork and stir pot before serving.


 


 Recipe by: Adapted from Jasper Whites Cookign from New England


 


 Posted to recipelu-digest by RecipeLu 
on Feb 28,


 1998